Every year, more than 2.5 million burn injuries are reported nationwide. About 4,500 of these burns end in death, according to the American Burn Association. Burn injuries are a close second in the leading causes of accidental deaths in the nation, following auto accidents. Burn injuries can require extensive treatment and can leave victims and their families financially unstable.
If you or a loved one has suffered burn injuries caused by the negligence or recklessness of another person or entity, it is important to contact an experienced Phoenix burn injury lawyer as you may be entitled to receive compensation for your losses.
The most common forms of accidental fires, burns and explosions include house fires, industrial accidents, automobile fires, contact with hazardous chemicals and electrocution. Even if you were injured in a house fire, a third party may still be liable for your injuries. It is important to have a knowledgeable burn injury attorney help you pinpoint who or what is to blame for the fire or explosion in order to determine who should be held accountable for your injuries.
Burn injuries range in severity; from mild to severe to sometimes fatal. Common Phoenix burn injuries include chemical burns, thermal burns, electrical burns, radiation burns and inhalation injuries.
Burn injuries can be classified as a first, second, third or fourth degree burn, with first degree burns being the least severe and fourth degree burns being very severe and debilitating.
The Phoenix burn injury lawyers of the Phillips Law Group have the experience and resources necessary to ensure that Arizona burn victims receive the compensation they may deserve for their losses. Burn injuries can leave victims in a financial crisis, with the cost of extensive medical treatments, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages related to the accident. Families and dependents of burn victims who passed away in an accident may be eligible for legal recourse to pursue wrongful death damages.
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